Narcotic Investigation

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Course Description - This 80-hour course is for the peace officer who has recently been assigned to a narcotic investigations unit. The course is comprised of a combination of lecture and field exercises pertaining to the investigation and prosecution of narcotic cases.

Who Should Attend - Peace officers who have recently been assigned full-time to the investigation of narcotics.

Course Objectives - To provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to buy narcotics undercover, conduct investigations, and testify in court.

Course Outline

  • Search Warrants, Search and Seizure
  • Drug & User Identification: Stimulants, Opiates, Hallucinogens, & Marijuana
  • Applicable Health & Safety Code Laws
  • Undercover Case-making Exercises
  • Packaging, Weights, and Measures of Controlled Substances
  • Undercover Techniques
  • Informant Management
  • Colombian and Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations
  • Entry and Search Considerations
  • Asset Forfeiture
  • Clandestine Laboratories
  • Reverse Sting Investigations
  • Medical Aspects of Addiction
  • Surveillance Techniques
  • Rave and Club Drug Investigations
  • Specialized Surveillance Equipment
  • Ethical Issues in Law Enforcement

Additional Information - For further information contact the ATC at (916) 464-1200, and ask for the Program Training Officer or Secretary for this course.